Dallas County, Missouri

People

• 1828 Gasconade Co., MO, Tax List
  A transcript by Jo Harris Fischer of the Gasconade County, Missouri, "residents tax list" of 4 Aug 1828, printed in the Pulaski County section of Goodspeed's History of Leclede, Dallas, Camden, Pulaski, Webster, Wright, Texas counties, 1889. In 1828 Gasconade Co. included present-day Dallas Co.
• Index to Early Days in Dallas County
  An index by Donald J. Smith of names in this book by Elva Murrell Hemphill, © 1954.
• Index (A-K) to Dallas County, Missouri, History
  Index (L-Z) to Dallas County, Missouri, History
  An index by Donald J. Smith of names in this classic work by the Dallas County Historical Society.
• Excerpts from Goodspeed's History of Dallas County
  Some Dallas County ancestors mentioned in The History of LaClede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri, by Goodspeed, 1889, transcribed by Michelle Wilson.
• Index to 1920 Dallas Co., MO, Census, Sheridan Township
  Index to 1930 Dallas Co., MO, Census, Sheridan Township
  Head of household indices compiled by Jeanine Bass.

Places

• Background History of Missouri
  A history of Missouri lands from the 6 Bulls Indian Confederation to events surrounding the 1828 Gasconade Co., MO, Tax List by Jo Harris Fischer.
• Historical Maps
  Some interesting pre-Missouri historical maps including lands that are now Dallas County contributed by Jo Harris Fischer.
• Origins
  Early days and populated places in Dallas County.
• The Mill Creek Mills of Celt, Missouri
  Reprint of a presentation by Linda Crawford to the Dallas County Historical Society.
• Southwestern Dallas County, MO
  Reprint of a presentation by Linda Crawford to the Dallas County Historical Society.

Photos

• Historical Photos Index and Historical Photos Slide Shows
  Some interesting historical photos of Dallas County people and places.

Newspaper Clippings

• Historical News Clips
  Some interesting news items of genealogical and historical interest in Dallas County.

Dallas County Soldiers in the Mexican War

• James Bryant Hoover's Diary
  If you have ancestors in Captain Thomas Jones's Company B, Mounted Santa Fe Trace Battalion, Missouri Volunteers, from Dallas County, this document will tell you what their lives were like from on the Santa Fe Trail during the Mexican War from August 30, 1847 to March 12, 1848.
• First Battle of the Cimarron River, July 9th 1848
  A detailed account of this battle by Helen J. Eldridge and James E. Eldridge in which men from Captain Thomas Jones's Company B participated.
• Second Battle of the Cimarron River, July 20th 1848
  A detailed account of this battle by Helen J. Eldridge and James E. Eldridge in which men from Captain Thomas Jones's Company B were wounded.

Dallas County Soldiers in the Civil War

• Civil War Home Guards Roster
  A list of men in the Dallas Co. Home Guards.

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